In The Carpathians
Examiner of Plays' Summary:
An episode of the present war, with its scene laid in the Duckla pass. It shows how the Russians, expecting an attack from the Austrians, are told by Czechs and Slovaks who are fighting (against their will) as allies of the latter, that they need fear no shots from them as their hearts are wholly with Russia. The playlet ends with the death of the Czech messenger as he proclaims his love of bohemia and his hate of the Austrian oppressor. Recommended for license, Ernest. A. Bendall
Licensed On: 21 Mar 1916
License Number: 144
Genre(s):
British Library Reference: LCP1916/6
British Library Classmark: Add MS 66127 R
Performances
| Date | Theatre | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1916 | Pavilion Theatre, London | Unknown |
Licensed Performance
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‘At the London Pavilion matinée given on Friday in aid of the Serbian refugees, a sketch by Maxime Zlatogor and Francis Kopecky, entitled “In the Carpathians,” was produced. The tragic playlet is based on the incident which occurred in the night of April 3, 1915, during the Russian occupation of the Dukla Pass when two battalions of the 28th Austrian Regiment of Infantry, composed entirely of Czechs, surrendered to a handful of Russians without making use of their arms. The officers and men who remained behind, as they were prevented from surrendering by two Hungarian regiments, had to expiate this act of loyalty to the Slav cause with their own blood, every fifth man and all the officers being shot by German and Hungarian soldiers. The characters in the piece, which was well acted and favourably received, were interpreted by Mr. Bogea Oumiroff, Mr. Norman V. Norman, Mr. Harding Steerman, Mr. Arthur Ewart, Mr. Clive Currie, Mr. Milroy Cooper, Mr. Slane Mills, and Mr. William Stack’. The Era, 5 April 1916.
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